waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
was wafting
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past progressiveof waft.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I was diving in the Clyde and one of the instructors had to pull me out of the way of the tentacles as it was wafting above me," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The decision to keep courthouse doors open last week, even as smoke was wafting in, has been met with a mix of frustration and bemusement by the legal community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Its sweet aroma was wafting through the store.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
It was late on a Saturday night, thousands of fans had already exited Lumen Field, and a let’s-get-this-over-with feeling was wafting through the building.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
Flushed and sweating, they were also resigned to the fact that there was no escaping an odor of meat and vegetables, which was wafting through the windows from the market stalls outside.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
